second special issue - The third International Festival of Computer Art "ENLIGHT'97". Introduction and statement of the Chairman of the Organizing Committee.
THIRD INTERNATIONAL
FESTIVAL
COMPUTER ART
"ENLIGHT'97"
The second special issue
(C) Wlodek Black
Good morning ... :-)
(C) Peter Sobolev (CodeRipper)
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Hello Vladimir!
26 Aug 1997 12:16, Vladimir Bulchukey (095/462) wrote to All:
VB> THIRD INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL
VB> COMPUTER ART
VB> "ENLIGHT'97"
VB> Unofficial preliminary results
Officially announce that in connection with the cancellation of
the second day ENLiGHT'97 NO outcome of the organizing
committee ENLiGHT'97 not fail and NO voting data is not applied
to anyone. Any "findings" already published or will be
published henceforth not be have a relationship to ENLiGHT'97
regardless of their veracity.
CodeRipper,
Organizing Committee ENLiGHT'97.
Hello All!
It's time to comment on the situation and draw some conclusions.
So, as many already know, the second day ENLiGHT'97 demo party
was canceled. This means that only those passed compo, which
were the first day - all with regard to the Amiga and Spectrum.
Also This means that no election results do not exist.
I would first like to clarify - the second day was canceled due
to my initiative that was endorsed by all present in
the end of the first day members of the organizing committee
(stalls (Spectrum), Lions (Amiga), StarGuest (PC), Slash (PC))
and the administration VoenMeh'a. Actually, I emphasize this
because here as at least a couple of times slipped theme of the
second day was Administration banned BSTU. It is not. Another
thing is that output in any case was not. No.
Now, about the reasons. Initially, in preparation for
ENLiGHT'97, we counted approximately 500 people. In reality,
however, by the middle the first day through the entrance was
about 1200-1300 people. Ie more than twice as many planned. It
would have been more wrong critical if not for one thing ...
Take the last, 1996 year. By my rough estimations (counting was
not conducted), then There were about 300-400 people. It was
expected that whatever increase the number did not come to
1997m, it will look as: 1chaynik-> 3chaynika, 1profi-> 3profi,
1huligan-> 3huligana, 1_s_pivom-> 3_s_pivom etc.. Clearly, what
I mean. So, happened is not so. The number of decent people
remained about the same as last year. Can be grown, but quite
a little bit. The number of for example drunk (or those who are
already in the process) of the people has increased
significantly. No warning or requests (including those already
on the very party) have not helped. If the Last year, security
is quite able to maintain order, the 1997m to control so many
drunks were just impossible. Played a negative role is also
that all occurred on the fourth floor and pull someone from the
audience or on the the street was quite difficult. Pro splayed
fingers and swinging gsm'ami I generally keep quiet. Somehow
become incidents occur. The most famous, as many have heard
was painted with paint from a container wall and the presence of
Hall of a drunken man with an air rifle
hands. But the people throughout the day continued to drink
beer. It was interesting to watch as they drink by those who
know exactly what this do not, then those who are in the same
ehah us and condemned. A bad example is known contagious. In
the afternoon, despite it all started to get nervous
administration of the institute. For those who are not aware of
a slight digression - in our age the victory of democracy in
any institution there are various commercial and
semi-commercial structures on which administration of direct
influence can not exert. When the second afternoon, suddenly
lost power in 70% of outlets, it is was a case in point. To be
more precise - a direct reaction to ornamented wall. With great
difficulty, managed to convince the person turn electricity
back. This was followed by another pair similar action by
another organization. Shorter speaking, the situation has
already become unmanageable - even from a purely technical
side. But the people continued to drink. Should also bear in
mind that the second day, in our experience usually heavier
than the first. Decision was thus evident (For me). Certainly
mattered, and that for all the techniques were on the party I
held personally liable. In addition I would not want people to
have roughly allowed us to Voenmech, would lose their jobs as a
result of his action. So way on the second morning was hung on
the abolition of second day. Announcement is however constantly
disrupted. We out a few times and I explained the situation -
no one told me in the eye nothing of what had been written on
the posters that talking behind his back when we left that are
now writing in ehah.
I described all this in order to join the discussion, but rather
just for the sake of truth. People who are not doing it all
yourself still does not explain it simply _sovsem_ useless.
So do not bother angry letters - I'm not going to them
react - we speak different languages.
On the Future
In three years neither I nor my friends could not find a way to
translate ENLiGHT to a higher level. Enthusiasm may be enough
for a long time in one person, but it is not enough for many of
4-7 or-10I. One also can not roll out like on any
level.
During this period I spoke with the directors of large firms,
with government officials government organizations and is now
quite clear about reasons why we have not had any major
sponsor. This complex issue and I will not discuss it here. Can
perceived simply as a fact - in St. Petersburg in the
95m-96m-97m years of such a sponsor _zakonomerno_ could not
appear. (I Now of course rule out the situation with a friend
Mayor / Governor, the father / grandfather - the head of the
bank, and so forth.) Accordingly, I basically see no prospects
for a ENLiGHT'a SPB. In the other town, he will not be done.
This does not mean that ENLiGHT'98 not be 100%. This is just
means that I will not deal with organizational
issues associated with its implementation. Only
technical / ideological. In other words, if there are people
ready to go for it, find a sponsor, and who will be able to
convince me of the seriousness of their intentions, then
perhaps ENLiGHT'98 take place. I though this is not quite
believe it.
A few more words.
In 1995, the year when this whole story was just beginning, all
xUSSR there was neither a demo, and there was no demo
scene itself. Now it is known (and particularly to those who
saw something with E'97) everything is different. To this
see, certainly worth spending time / money / nerves / efforts on
organization of the past three party. The result was worth it.
ENLiGHT completed its task. Let others continue and healthy if
They get it better.
"The Moor has done his job, ..."
CodeRipper
Hello All!
Please otforvadit previous messag where these
interested in (and where it is not against the rules).
Also need to add a few words in the work
submitted to E'97.
All the work that had been handed to us will be around during
Week posted on ftp.enlight.ru/pub/demos/enlight97 and
posted to FREQ and zahatcheny in fileecho DEMOS, INTROS. On this
to be announced, will be Announce
demo.design.wanted.
If the authors have anything against it, asked me about this
report, preferably with an indication of the cause.
CodeRipper
Hello All!
On my part, Spectrum and Amiga releases will be available
only on the ftp. Other ways of proliferation in the conduct of
Volodya Larkova.
CodeRipper
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